Ortiz I. auteur aut IRD Garcia-Pena I. auteur aut IRD Christen Pierre auteur aut IRD Revah S. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Biofilters are an interesting alternative to treat airstreams polluted with gaseous alkanes from industrial activities. These hydrophobic compounds are difficult to treat by bacterial communities which are generally used in biofiltration. In this work, four fungal populations (3 consortia and Fusarium solani) were used as inocula in biofilters for treating pentane and hexane. The biofilters were packed with inorganic and organic materials (perlite and peat) and operated with the periodic addition of mineral medium at pH 4 supplemented with antibacterial agents to favor the development of fungi. To reduce the lag phase, the biofilters were inoculated with active mycelia. Lower performance was obtained with the peat biofilters. Sustained 100 % removal efficiencies were obtained with biofilters at an operation pentane load of Gamma = 32.9 +/- 8.1 g m(-3) h(-1). Maximum elimination capacity of C-max = 100 9 m(-3) h(-1) was obtained with one of the fungal consortia; this value is higher than those usually reported for pentane degrading bacterial biofilters. specialized Fungal biofiltration Alkane Pentane Hexane Air pollution 084 22 2 179-184 2008 0352-9568 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042738 0352-9568 [F B010042738] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042738 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2008/08/010042738.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2008-09-19 2017-08-23 fdi:010042738 fre